| AuNPs | Gold Nanoparticles |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| EPR | Enhanced Permeability and Retention Effect |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| HCT116 DR | HCT116 Doxorubicin-Resistant |
| ICP-AES | Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| JC-1 | 5,5,6,6-tetrachloro-1,1,3,3 tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide |
| MTS | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium |
| PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
| PI | Propidium Iodide |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute |
| SPR | Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| TC | Tetrachrome Stain |
| ZnD | DION - 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione |